Green bricks and dark tiles, flowers bloom by the path, their fragrance dyeing her clothes; vermilion gates and purple palaces, bare hands pluck stars, neon lights adorn her gown.
Chapter 76 Madam Qin
Lin Baozhu was amazed at the skin whitening and rejuvenating effects of the Silver Moon Moisturizing Cream.
Such a good thing will be useful in the capital in the future.
She was a natural worrier, thinking if the shop closed down one day, where would she buy it? She wouldn't be able to buy it even if she had money.
While there is stock, stock up more to be prepared.
"Xiaoju, how much money do we have left?"
As soon as Xiaoju heard her young lady's question, she knew something was wrong, as it would cost a lot of money again.
If the young lady spends like this, when she returns to the capital, I'm afraid that she, the maid who follows her, will be beaten to death by the lady.
"Miss, there are only a few dozen taels of silver left from Mr. Luo. Let's spend it sparingly."
Lin Baozhu: Only a few dozen taels left? So little, not even enough to stay at the inn.
"Go and borrow another thousand taels from Master Luo, and use it all to buy moisturizing cream."
These words scared Xiaoju.
"Miss, please say it again, I didn't hear it clearly."
"I'll ask you to buy another 1,000 taels of silver worth of moisturizing cream."
Xiaoju's eyes widened in shock, "Ah? Oh."
Xiaoju answered obediently, but in her heart she thought the young lady was crazy. She actually borrowed such a huge sum of money to buy moisturizer. She was absolutely crazy.
Unfortunately, she was just a maid and had no control over her master, so she could only obey.
After buying Xiaoju for one thousand taels, Lin Baozhu happily opened them one by one and smeared them all over her body.
Two large boxes were used up in no time.
This made Xiaoju very sad. Miss Baozhu spent one hundred taels of silver for each application, which was too extravagant.
After returning to Beijing, she, as a maid, will probably be beaten with a stick. I hope she can save her life.
Lin Baozhu dressed up beautifully and finally remembered that she had an aunt in Beiyue Pass.
It was her biological mother's sister who married Qin Chuan, the commander-in-chief of the three armies.
Now that I'm here, I must go and take a look.
According to etiquette, I should buy some gifts and bring them with me, but I have run out of money.
Even the money he had just borrowed from Luo Gang had been used up.
The only thing I have that I can give as a gift is moisturizer.
Gifts should be given in pairs. Lin Baozhu picked up the two small jars, but felt reluctant to give them up.
The small porcelain jar that was packaged in this is her favorite emerald green color.
After hesitating for a long time, Lin Baozhu finally decided to give one box as a gift.
Every box of it felt like it was cutting her with a knife.
Lin Baozhu went out in a carriage and felt chilly outside. Although the doors and windows were closed, the wind still kept pouring in through the gaps, making her feel bone-chilled.
In comparison, the Silver Moon Inn is more comfortable and warm like spring.
I decided to visit the Qin Mansion only this time and never leave the inn again.
Lin Baozhu soon arrived at the inner house of the Qin Mansion and was led into the house by Mother Su, who was beside Mrs. Qin.
"Wait a moment, young lady. Madam is going to make arrangements for the housekeeper and will be back soon."
Lin Baozhu looked around the room.
The household items are all half-new, unlike the Silver Moon Inn, where everything is new.
There was a pot of flowers in the room where she stayed in the inn. In such a snowy season, flowers are a rare commodity.
But in my aunt's room there was only a wilted green plant with yellow leaves.
Although my aunt's room used top-grade silver frost charcoal, it was far less comfortable than staying in the Silver Moon Inn.
Comparing the two, the difference is immediately apparent.
Lin Baozhu waited for less than a cup of tea before finally meeting her aunt, Mrs. Qin.
Mrs. Qin is forty years old and a little overweight. Due to long-term poor sleep, her face has many spots and wrinkles.
Lin Baozhu sighed deeply in her heart, it turns out that women need to take good care of themselves.
"Aunt, my mother often talks about you. I miss you too."
"My dear child, I have received a letter from your mother and was just about to go to the inn to look for you, but I didn't expect you to be here first."
After some greetings, Lin Baozhu received a pair of gold and jade bracelets from Mrs. Qin.
I thought that this bracelet looked quite valuable. If I took it to the pawn shop and exchanged it for money, I could at least buy a few boxes of moisturizer. So not only did I not lose money by visiting the Qin Mansion this time, I actually made a profit.
Mrs. Qin held Lin Baozhu's hand, with a loving look on her face: "Your eldest cousin has gone to the military training ground, and your second cousin is obsessed with painting. He is not seen all day long. There are many empty houses at home. Baozhu, you have come to the border with great difficulty, so you can stay at home and wait for your two cousins to come back and see them."
"No, no, auntie, I still prefer to stay in an inn."
Lin Baozhu held out a small emerald green porcelain jar as if presenting a treasure.
"Aunt, this is a gift from me to you. It can remove the spots and wrinkles on your face."
Well, she was exaggerating what she said, just wanting to make Mrs. Qin happy.
Mrs. Qin lived at the border for many years and was devastated by the harsh climate.
Especially in autumn, which is dry and windy, Mrs. Qin has wrinkles at the corners of her eyes.
Qin Chuan hasn't slept in the same bed with her for several years.
Men always get tired of the old and love the new, and they like young and beautiful women.
If she had not given birth to two legitimate sons, she would have been pinned down and rubbed against by the young and beautiful concubines.
Mrs. Qin recalled that when she was young, she was also a glamorous and beautiful girl like Baozhu. She couldn't help feeling a little regretful that her youth was gone.
She had long wanted to remove spots and wrinkles, but unfortunately she had tried many beauty recipes with little effect.
"Okay, I'll give it a try. If it works, I'll have to thank Miss Baozhu."
"Don't worry, auntie, it will definitely work."
Anyway, even if it doesn't work, her aunt won't do anything to her.
Even if it can’t remove spots or wrinkles, it can at least beautify the skin.
"I can guarantee that after using this thing, Auntie will become young and beautiful again."
Mrs. Qin touched the rough skin and listened to Baozhu praising this thing to the sky and the earth. She felt itchy in her heart and could hardly control herself.
Just by looking at this small porcelain jar of moisturizer, you can tell that the contents must be very good.
It is emerald green and really small and exquisite.
I have never seen such a delicate little porcelain jar.
Mrs. Qin is looking forward to it.
As soon as Lin Baozhu left, Mrs. Qin immediately opened the beautiful little porcelain jar, picked up a small amount with her fingers, and applied the ointment on her face in front of the carved bronze mirror.
After a few days, Mrs. Qin found that the effect was very obvious.
Spots faded and wrinkles became less noticeable.
Mrs. Qin raised her hand and touched her face. It was very smooth and she couldn't let it go.
The effect is amazing, no other moisturizer can match it!
Unfortunately, the jar of moisturizer is too small, not even as big as the palm of your hand. It is not durable at all and has already been used up.
"Mother Liang, go to the Silver Moon Inn and find Baozhu girl. Ask her where she bought this moisturizer and buy me 10 bottles."
Mother Liang thought that a hundred taels of silver would be the maximum she could bring, as the most expensive moisturizer in Beiyue City was only three taels of silver.
So he went out with a hundred taels of silver in his pocket.